"There is no absolute bar in taking into consideration a post-notification sale deed; however, the market value is required to be determined with reference to
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"Against the ex-parte order passed under Section 144 B.N.S.S... the jurisdiction is vested in the Judicial Magistrate or the Family Court to recall the order
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"Sajjadanashin is the spiritual head of Waqf and declaration of Sajjadanashin is a religious affair, however, role of Mutawalli of a Waqf only pertains to
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"Equating a branch manager of a bank with its gunman seems to us to be in outrageous defiance of logic and reason." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"A transaction which proceeds in violation of the statutory timeline cannot be pressed into service, for divesting the borrowers of their secured assets." read more
"A power of attorney creates only an agency relationship and does not transfer title or confer independent rights... Consequently, a power of attorney cannot operate
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"A decision of blacklisting is not automatic and certainly not a logical consequence of a decision of termination." Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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"The petitioner is merely taking a chance and seeking a forceful allotment of a seat, which is impermissible in law and absolutely contrary to the
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"Public dissent has its rightful place in a constitutional democracy, but without a lawful basis, a venture that satisfies every statutory command cannot be shut
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"It is well settled that in cases of injury, a pragmatic approach is to be adopted while assessing medical expenses, as a claimant cannot be
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"Mere denial about the liability by itself is not sufficient for the petitioner to wriggle out of the debt as it is reasonably proved by
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"The poor prisoner has been denied proper medical aid, on various occasions, only on account of the fact that no permanent Medical Officer has been posted
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"With regard to the constitution of an ad-hoc committee for conduct of election, as rightly held by the learned single Judge, it is not a matter
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"The bickering that takes place between a husband and wife and more particularly during the initial stage of marriage is a common phenomenon that invariably takes
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"These glitches are material in nature and pointing towards the fact that concocted FIR has been lodged by informant belatedly against the appellants implicating them for
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"Once a substantive amendment in the pleading was made it is incumbent upon the trial court to issue fresh notices to all those defendants against whom
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"It is a settled principle of law that when a statute confers a specific power upon a designated class of officers, the same cannot be
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"Therefore, even a true owner cannot, under the guise of ownership, unlawfully enter premises in the lawful possession of another with the intent to commit
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"The allegations do not prima facie indicate that he was involved in any act of misappropriation or that he committed any form of disrespect to
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"Merely for the reason that a third-party could challenge such a judgment, the competent authority is not bound to refer such a dispute to the
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"Sajjadanashin is the spiritual head of Waqf and declaration of Sajjadanashin is a religious affair, however, role of Mutawalli of a Waqf only pertains to
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"Equating a branch manager of a bank with its gunman seems to us to be in outrageous defiance of logic and reason." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"A transaction which proceeds in violation of the statutory timeline cannot be pressed into service, for divesting the borrowers of their secured assets." read more
"A power of attorney creates only an agency relationship and does not transfer title or confer independent rights... Consequently, a power of attorney cannot operate
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"A decision of blacklisting is not automatic and certainly not a logical consequence of a decision of termination." Supreme Court, in a significant ruling
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Today, Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling dated April 2, 2026, cancelled the bail granted to Satinder Singh Bhasin, the promoter of the
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"On occasions, 2-judge Benches of this Court have modified or altered 3-judge Bench decisions, for instance: Arjun Gopal v. Union of India and All India
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“Hostile Local Conditions Cannot Dictate Judicial Functioning”, A sharp intervention by the Supreme Court has brought the spotlight on West Bengal, where recent incidents involving obstruction and
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"Dowry deaths are indeed a profound disgrace and a major social evil representing a severe violation of human rights and dignity." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"When a convict prays for remission of sentence, the relevant date as regards the applicability of a particular policy would be the date on which
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"Subsequent bar on the power of the court to take cognizance of an offence is of no consequence to those proceedings where cognizance was taken
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"Since the concerned DNA report which forms the core basis to derive nexus of appellant to conviction, itself is doubtful, no reasonable view could have
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" High Court also failed to appreciate that a minor cannot be expected to respond to a public notice or initiate legal proceedings independently." Supreme
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"The settled principle of law is that the scope of proceedings under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure and Order IX Rule XIII
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"Unless the charged employee accepts his guilt in clear terms, an enquiry on the charges drawn against him would have to be held... a witness would have
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"A litigant cannot be permitted to abuse the process of Court to file a fresh proceeding again on the same cause of action. The bar
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In a significant ruling that strikes at the heart of staged insurance fraud, the Supreme Court set aside a Rs. 3.33 crore award granted
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"The institutional assumption that these officers had no future in the Navy was embedded in their service records and later invoked against them at the
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"The ACRs of the Appellants, having never been authored to assess their suitability for career progression, could not have been considered as indicative thereof, and
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"The maxim 'Nemo debet bis vexari' prevents a litigant who has had an opportunity of proving a fact in support of his claim or defence and
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"There is no absolute bar in taking into consideration a post-notification sale deed; however, the market value is required to be determined with reference to
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"Against the ex-parte order passed under Section 144 B.N.S.S... the jurisdiction is vested in the Judicial Magistrate or the Family Court to recall the order
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"The petitioner is merely taking a chance and seeking a forceful allotment of a seat, which is impermissible in law and absolutely contrary to the
read more
"Public dissent has its rightful place in a constitutional democracy, but without a lawful basis, a venture that satisfies every statutory command cannot be shut
read more
"It is well settled that in cases of injury, a pragmatic approach is to be adopted while assessing medical expenses, as a claimant cannot be
read more
"Mere denial about the liability by itself is not sufficient for the petitioner to wriggle out of the debt as it is reasonably proved by
read more
"The poor prisoner has been denied proper medical aid, on various occasions, only on account of the fact that no permanent Medical Officer has been posted
read more
"With regard to the constitution of an ad-hoc committee for conduct of election, as rightly held by the learned single Judge, it is not a matter
read more
"The bickering that takes place between a husband and wife and more particularly during the initial stage of marriage is a common phenomenon that invariably takes
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"These glitches are material in nature and pointing towards the fact that concocted FIR has been lodged by informant belatedly against the appellants implicating them for
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"Once a substantive amendment in the pleading was made it is incumbent upon the trial court to issue fresh notices to all those defendants against whom
read more
"It is a settled principle of law that when a statute confers a specific power upon a designated class of officers, the same cannot be
read more
"Therefore, even a true owner cannot, under the guise of ownership, unlawfully enter premises in the lawful possession of another with the intent to commit
read more
"The allegations do not prima facie indicate that he was involved in any act of misappropriation or that he committed any form of disrespect to
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"Merely for the reason that a third-party could challenge such a judgment, the competent authority is not bound to refer such a dispute to the
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"In a welfare State, the constitutional mandate of providing effective medical care cannot be satisfied by the mere existence of buildings if they lack the
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"Jurisdiction of the criminal court to exercise the discretion under Section 231(2) of Cr.P.C./Section 254(3) of BNSS... can be invoked... only in very exceptional cases,
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"There is no averment that the accused had encroached upon the land with an intent to commit an offence or intimidate, insult or annoy any person in
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"Blacklisting entails stigmatic exclusion from all future contracts and carries civil consequences. The impugned clause in its present form, merely prescribes an eligibility criterion for a specific
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"Nobody is under a duty not to be smart. But that smartness cannot extend to feigning ignorance and even giving false answers to the questions
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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